About the Courses

The ECPR Methods School offers a broad variety of courses that cater for the needs of researchers in political science and neighbouring disciplines. The Summer School offers five types of courses, each designed to complement the others thus providing a full and comprehensive package of tuition (a further 'Preparatory' short course is available at the Winter School only).

The Summer School programme starts with Short 3-day Intensive Refresher courses held on the 28, 29 and 30 July, followed by a choice of four different types of Main courses, each lasting five or 10 days which run from the 1 to 12 August.

You can choose from the following course / combinations:

• Short 3-day Intensive Refresher course
• Week-one or week-two course
• Week-one and week-two course 
• Two-week course
• You can also combine a Refresher course with a week-one, week-two or two-week course (a package). Course packages offer a discounted rate compared to booking individually.

See the Course Fees page for all course fees.

A full list of courses is listed below. Click on the individual course code for full course details.

Short Intensive Refresher Courses (15 hours over 3 days) 28 - 30 July 2016

Class times: 10:00-12:00 and 14:00-17:00

The Intensive Refresher courses offering tools that will be useful for further courses. Typically it is software training, before taking a data analysis course.

Click on the individual course code below to go directly to the full details for that course.

Main courses (15 hours over 5 days or 30 hours over 10 days) 

Generally classes are either 09:00-12:30 or 14:00-17:30

Week-one courses: 1-5 August (15 hours / 3 hours per day)

Week-two courses: 8-12 August (15 hours / 3 hours per day)

Two-week courses: 1-5 August and 8-12 August (30 hours / 3 hours per day)

Please note to gain ECTS credits there may be an exam on the morning of Saturday 13 August (two-week courses only)

There are four types of Main course available at the Summer School, listed below. You can take one or two one-week courses or a two-week course on their own or combine them with one Short Intensive Refresher course (a package). Course packages offer a discounted rate compared to booking individually, please see the Course Fees page.

Click on the individual course code below for full course details.

Research design/fundamentals course: An ‘upstream’ course enabling you to think about your research more broadly, so you can make more informed choices about specific methods/techniques.

Data collection/generation course: A hands-on course focused on a specific method (or family of methods) for data collection or generation.

Data analysis course (introductory): A hands-on course focused on a specific method (or family of methods) for data analysis, bringing you to a level of well-informed use.

Data analysis course (advanced): A hands-on course focused on a specific method (or family of methods) for data analysis, bringing you to an expert level, including more recent refinements.

Research design/fundamentals course (15 hours over 5 days or 30 hours over 10 days)

An ‘upstream’ course enabling you to think about your research more broadly, so you can make more informed choices about specific methods/techniques.

Data collection/generation course (15 hours over 5 days or 30 hours over 10 days)

A hands-on course focused on a specific method (or family of methods) for data collection or generation.

Data analysis course (introductory) (15 hours over 5 days or 30 hours over 10 days)

A hands-on course focused on a specific method (or family of methods) for data analysis, bringing you to a level of well-informed use.

Data analysis course (advanced) (15 hours over 5 days or 30 hours over 10 days)

A hands-on course focused on a specific method (or family of methods) for data analysis, bringing you to an expert level, including more recent refinements.